Dancing costume



June 22, 1954 L MoNTEzv DANCING COSTUME 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed June 25, 1951 AUWM/101e. Mou'rsz June 22, 1954 Filed June 25, 1951 INVHVTOR. LORENA Momz 2 Sheets-Sheet 2l v Patented June 22, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a dancing costume.

`More specifically,` the present invention pro-` poses the formation of a dancing costume in the form of a garment to be worn by a dancer and which has radium treated addenda on specified areas of the garment in a manner to glow fluorescentlywhen the garment is viewed in the invisible rays of ultra-violet light.

Another object of the present invention proposes forming the garment as a dress to be worn by a female dancer with masculine hands applied to the dress on opposite sides thereof and at the hips of the wearer in a manner so that the hands will move with the hips of the dancer creating the illusion of, a dancing partner when the dance is viewed in ultra-violet light.

The present invention further proposes various different ways of applying the masculine hands tothe dress for achieving the purposes of the present invention.

Still further, the present invention proposes forming the hands as separate members which are pivotally mounted on the dress so that their angularpositionon the dress can be varied by the dancer while the dance is in progress to add further to the` realistic illusion created by the garment. A further object of the present invention proposes constructing the garment to include adress and an integraldummy of a male dancer to be worn by a female dancer with one leg extending from the bottom of the dress and the other leg` extending from the bottom of the one pant legof the dummy and with certain areas of the garment treated with radium to create the illusion of a dancing couple when the dance is viewed in the invisible light of ultra-violet rays. It is a further object of the present invention to provide a dancing costume which is simple in its formation, which is eectivefor its intended `purposes and which can be manufactured and sold ata reasonable cost.

i For further comprehension of the invention, and Vof the objects and advantages thereof, rer"- erence will be had to the following description and, accompanying drawings, and to the ap pended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure: Fig. l is a View of a dancer wearing a dance costume in accordance with the present inven tion.

Fig. 2 is a partial side elevational view of Fig. 1. i Fig. 3 is an enlarged detailed View similar to a portion of Fig. l, but illustrating the dance.

costume constructed in accordance with cation of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged partial vertical sectional view taken on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3.

a modi- Fig. 5 is another enlarged detailed View similar to a portion of Fig. 1, but illustrating the dance costume constructed in accordance with a fur-4 ther modication of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged detailed View of a portion of Fig. 5. l

Fig. 7 is an enlarged partial horizontal sectional view taken on the line 1 1 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a View of a dancer wearing a dance costume in accordance with a still further modification of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is a side elevational view of the top portion of the costume looking from the left side of Fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view taken substantially on the line lll- IQ of Fig. 8.

The dancing costume, according to the. rst

form of the present invention illustrated in Figs.`

1 and 2, includes a garment 2n to be worn by a dancer 2|. The garment 20 is in the form of a dress of a cocktail or evening type to be worn by a female dancer.

Applied to specified areas of the similar material to produce auorescent effect when viewed in the invisible rays of ultra-violet light. The addenda 22 are in the form of a pair of masculine hands applied to the dressv at opposite sides thereof at suitable locations to be on the hips of the wearer of the garment. The addenda 22 are applied to the dress by painting with a radium containing paint or by stamping or printing using a radium containing ink or the hips as the dance progresses. The illusion` created will be such that the dancer Will appear to `have a dancing partner while actually she isi performing the dance all alone.

In the modification of the invention shownin-i Figs. 3 and 4, the addenda 2a are cut from thin f sheets of cloth fabric, leather, synthetic resinous material or other flexible material and secured to the garment 20 by means of stitches 25. The

garnicht 29.1.` there are addenda 22 treated with radium or 3 exposed faces of the addenda are coated with a radium containing material so as to glow fluorescently when the dance by a dancer wearing the garment is viewed in the invisible ultra-violet light.

In other' respects the form of the invention shown in Figs. 3 and 4 is similar to that illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 and like parts are identified by the same referencenumerals.

The modification ofr the invention shownv invl Figs. 5 to 7 is characterized by the fact that the addenda 22h, also in the shape of a pair of masculine hands, are cut from thin sheets of a flexible synthetic resinous material biased tofthe curvature of the female form at the hps=. The addenda 22b are pivotally supported on the garment 2e at the 'hip areas thereofk andA haveatheir outer faces treated with a radium containing.

material so as to glow fluorescently when viewed" inthe invisible lultra-violet light.

Pivotal attachment of the addenda' 22h" to the garment 223 is effected by means of rivets 39 which are passed through" substantially the -center of the` addenda 22" and' through eyelets or grommets 31i engaged through t'he material ofthev garment 28 where the rivets 30pass therethrough. The'eyelets or'grommets I- serve toreinforce the material of the-garment 20'and: providea secure anchorage orthel rivetslli';` v

Pivotally mountingVV the addenda 22D enables the dancer t'o change't'heir position on her'rhips as the dance progressesstoltherebyfadd to the realistic'appearance oftwodancers created when the dance is viewed in the invisible ultras-violetlight. The-flexible'naturefof-the synthetic res-inous materialof whichy the addenda2'2U-are'formed enables them toL conformthemselves to thelshapeof the wearers hips in all shifted' positions about the rivets 30 as pivots.v

Inl ail other respects, the-form ofE the invention showny inlFigs. 5-to7 is also similar to that described in connection with Figs. 1 and 2 and` like reference-numerals areused'toidentify the same parts'.

'I!l`1e-modiiicatonV of the: invention shown in Figs. 8- to 10 illustratesthe dancing costume-asx comprising a garment 4llto' be wornf by a= dancer andi-addendafi'l rand 42 applied tothe garment 46.

The garment; fili'v1 is in the form` ofi a dress t'o-be Worn by a female dancer 43 and1 which is open a-long-itsone side which oli-thel drawingisshown to'bethe right side. Y f

The addendum 4 Iisl inthe-form of a masculine dummy complete as to' a: headV 442 aV body 45?, al right arm- 46 andv aright trouser leg 4l. The` vertical edge portionsy off the'garment 40ialong the; open right side are secured totheadjacent side ofVV the dummy comprisingthe addenduml M" by means of stitches 48, seeFig. 10j The addendum 41`|- is suitably stuifed4 from a` point just' slightly below itsllhip area totheft'op ofthe head and' has theY left shoulder open and continued into acavity 49 extended into the body 45- toV receive the-dancers right arm 56." The right arm 46 of tl'ievad'dendum 41| is left'freetoA swing at the side' thereof: and has a stufedhandv 46a' depending from the bottomv endf thereof.-

The addendum `42 s i'n the form of a masculine.

lftfz'handf painted orotherwise' applied in. aradium containing materialtoithe" left side` ofV thef garment; dil; atv thet hipE area thereof, as` in the manner'shown inanyofLEigs; 1to7.'

The dancer dons the dancing costume by putting on the garment 40, suitable slide fastener closed opening being provided at the back and/or left side thereof for that purpose, with the right arm 50 extended into the cavity 49 and with one leg 43a depending from beneath Vthe garment 40 and with the other leg 43b extending from the bottom'of the pant leg 47 and proceeds to dance in invisible. ultraevioletlight.. .Parts of the addendum. M1 asethe. head 44, *the bow tie and the stuffed hand 46a are treated with a radium containing material as is the addendum 42 so that those parts will glow fluorescently during the 'dancef torcreate an illusion of two people dancing.. The. illusion can be carried out further by having a feminine shoe on the leg t3EL and a maleA slioeon thelegfk? with those shoes also being treated with the radium containing material to glow in the invisible ultra-violet light.

It is to be understood that the luminous eiect on the addendum may be` produced by treating. them with radium. or other'v suitabie applicat'ionik of' phosphorusfor any? other-similar material which' willi become' l'urninousin` the dark.

While I- have illustrated" and dscribedthe'pre ferred embodiments-ofi myinvention, it is tovbe understood that I do :noti limit-myself:` to tli'eprecise constructions herein disclosed: and'the'sri'ghti is reserved to alllchanges and modi'cationslcome ing within the scope of the` invention" asidefi'ned in theappende'df claim;

Having thus described my..v invention, what I claimu as new, and?y desiret'oil secure by United Statesf Letters Patent is:

A- dancing costume-fori a femalefdancerfadaptedf tolcreate theiillusion of amale dancing partner." comprising an article vof clothing' includingt a= female hollow.` dress including. a bodiceportion andi a skirtV portion` constituting;4 one: sidev off.' the article, a; fragmentof avmanis suit off. clothing constituting the other side of the` article including alportion of a coat', one'armportion' and aitrouser leg' portion, said coat andi arm portion', being' stuffed;` saidl stuffing including the` representationA` off a male head above the-neck` portion of' the References. Cited. inthe leofj this patent 101 UsefulLLuminescent Applications; published by the New Jersey ZinctSalesGm 

